Romanian Flag Carrier TAROM Jan-July Passenger Numbers Fall 13.1% Y/Y

TAROM’s average occupancy rate was 52.2% through July, down 10.2 percentage points from a year ago, AEA said in a report on Thursday.

In July alone, TAROM transported 159,200 passengers, 8.0% less than a year ago. The occupancy rate for the month was 63.9%, 5.2 percentage points lower than in July 2008.

AEA is the organisation of 34 European carriers which transport collectively 370 million passengers and 7 million tonnes of cargo each year. They operate 2,600 aircraft serving 615 destinations in 165 countries with a combined 11,575 flights a day.